Keep calm and carry on....

badmemory

South_coast said:

Just wish they'd stop offering me cucumber - I can't bear it and have NEVER bought one!!!

Isn't that exactly why they are offering you one, just because you have never bought one.

South_coast

Hmmm....hadn't considered that! I think it learns the things you buy regularly and offers you the extra points based on that - most of the rest of it is accurate (not a big Sainsbury's shopper, so it doesn't get much behaviour to learn from) - although it never gives me points on pizza, which I buy there every week!

themadvix

Not eating meat makes a big difference. We wouldn’t normally eat much meat (DH) or fish (both) at home as we’d have it when we went out. But as we’ve been eating at home we’ve been buying more - for variety if nothing else - and it’s definitely increased our food bill (deciding to try for as much organic as possible has definitely had more of an effect though!).

wh_em

South_coast said:

Bleurgh! It's just the way they're so insipid, yet taint everything they come into contact with with their watery flavour! 

   hahahaha, i love this. 

sofarbehind

I would be thrilled to spend only £100 / month, it's been about £150 for ages just for me. I'm not really able to sort it right now because I am constantly comfort eating rubbish. Ooops. Pass me a cucumber SC. I have just been so unmotivated to batch cook, I need to get back to it. 

ElmoR I admit that I felt a pang of longing when I thought of spending £250 in the M&S food hall. The food is soooo lovely but sadly an occasional treat. 

South_coast

Maybe I'm not doing as badly as I thought then! BF seems to think I survive on fresh air (except when he is feeding me 😂), so doesn't see the loss of income as being any great stumbling block....?

Looking forward to getting confirmation of my finish date, I'm getting very fed up ☹

South_coast

It looks like June may be my one and only month of sticking to the £100 grocery budget, as I didn't realise that there are 5 weekends between paydays this time round (trying to stick to shopping just at weekends) 😐 Not sure my £77.73 will last me 4 more shops! I can't even put living on beans on toast as an option, as BF's gentrification of my tastes means I buy expensive beans and expensive bread 😂!

*scuttles off to think about a meal plan for next week, and what can be left out in order to incorporate wine....*

sofarbehind

South_coast said:
 BF's gentrification of my tastes means I buy expensive beans and expensive bread 😂!

This really made me chuckle... 

South_coast

It's not a good thing!

B*gger the meal plan, I've bought wine tonight 😀 I had to go to the sorting office as I'd missed the postbox deadline for posting a card (I always manage to buy them in good time, but never seem to get round to writing them soon enough 🙄) and there was no queue for Asda, so thought I'd carpe diem 🤣

In my defence (if there is one?), I'm trying out boxed wine à la Mrs Frugalwoods - although that does mean I've laid out £12.50 in one go! Now £62.63 to last 4 shops (spent £3 on some frozen fruit as well 😀)

South_coast

Ooh, just remembered I have £2.50 of Nectar points to cash in this week! All is not lost - I get free pizza!!!